NWA Roster in Year 1981: Full List of Wrestlers
National Wrestling Alliance: Rosters History Database
On this page you find the full NWA Roster in the year 1981. This includes the list of all NWA Wrestlers, division between Men and Women Rosters, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in National Wrestling Alliance.
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1981
NWA: All (117)
Abdullah the Butcher
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Assassin #3
The Assassin
Baron von Raschke
Big Daddy Bundy
Big John Studd
Bill Irwin
Bill Watts
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan Jr.
Blackjack Mulligan
Blue Demon
Bob Armstrong
Bob Backlund
Bob Orton Jr.
Bobby Eaton
Bobo Brazil
Brad Armstrong
Brian Blair
Bruiser Brody
Buddy Roberts
Buddy Rose
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Chang Chung
Chief Jay Strongbow
David von Erich
The Destroyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dick Murdoch
Don Muraco
Dory Funk Jr.
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Gilbert
Eddie Graham
Ernie Ladd
The Fabulous Moolah
Fritz von Erich
Gary Hart
Genichiro Tenryu
Gordon Solie
Great Hossein Arab
The Great Kabuki
Greg Valentine
Harley Race
Hiro Matsuda
Ivan Koloff
Ivan Putski
J.J. Dillon
Jack Brisco
Jacques Rougeau
Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry Lawler
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Duggan
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Valiant
Junkyard Dog
Kevin Sullivan
Leilani Kai
Lord Alfred Hayes
Lou Thesz
Luke Williams
Masa Fuchi
Masked Superstar
Matt Borne
Michael Hayes
Mil Máscaras
Mr. Fuji
Mr. Onita
Mr. Wrestling II
Nick Bockwinkel
Nikolai Volkoff
The Ninja
Ole Anderson
Pat O'Connor
Pat Patterson
Paul Orndorff
Peter Maivia
Pez Whatley
Professor Toru Tanaka
Ray Hernandez
Ray Stevens
Ric Flair
Ricky Morton
Ricky Steamboat
Robert Fuller
Robert Gibson
Rocky Johnson
Roddy Piper
Rufus R. Jones
Sgt. Slaughter
The Sheik
Stan Hansen
Stan Lane
Stan Stasiak
Steve Keirn
Sweet Brown Sugar
Ted DiBiase
Terry Allen
Terry Funk
Terry Gordy
Terry Taylor
Tiger Toguchi
Tito Santana
Tommy Rich
Tony Atlas
Tully Blanchard
Wahoo McDaniel
Wayne Farris
Wendi Richter
Men
Abdullah the Butcher
André the Giant
Angelo Mosca
Assassin #3
The Assassin
Baron von Raschke
Big Daddy Bundy
Big John Studd
Bill Irwin
Bill Watts
Blackjack Lanza
Blackjack Mulligan Jr.
Blackjack Mulligan
Blue Demon
Bob Armstrong
Bob Backlund
Bob Orton Jr.
Bobby Eaton
Bobo Brazil
Brad Armstrong
Brian Blair
Bruiser Brody
Buddy Roberts
Buddy Rose
Butch Reed
Buzz Sawyer
Chang Chung
Chief Jay Strongbow
David von Erich
The Destroyer
Dick The Bruiser
Dick Murdoch
Don Muraco
Dory Funk Jr.
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Gilbert
Eddie Graham
Ernie Ladd
Fritz von Erich
Gary Hart
Genichiro Tenryu
Gordon Solie
Great Hossein Arab
The Great Kabuki
Greg Valentine
Harley Race
Hiro Matsuda
Ivan Koloff
Ivan Putski
J.J. Dillon
Jack Brisco
Jacques Rougeau
Jake Roberts
Jerry Brisco
Jerry Jarrett
Jerry Lawler
Jim Crockett Jr.
Jim Duggan
Jimmy Garvin
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy Valiant
Johnny Valiant
Junkyard Dog
Kevin Sullivan
Lord Alfred Hayes
Lou Thesz
Luke Williams
Masa Fuchi
Masked Superstar
Matt Borne
Michael Hayes
Mil Máscaras
Mr. Fuji
Mr. Onita
Mr. Wrestling II
Nick Bockwinkel
Nikolai Volkoff
The Ninja
Ole Anderson
Pat O'Connor
Pat Patterson
Paul Orndorff
Peter Maivia
Pez Whatley
Professor Toru Tanaka
Ray Hernandez
Ray Stevens
Ric Flair
Ricky Morton
Ricky Steamboat
Robert Fuller
Robert Gibson
Rocky Johnson
Roddy Piper
Rufus R. Jones
Sgt. Slaughter
The Sheik
Stan Hansen
Stan Lane
Stan Stasiak
Steve Keirn
Sweet Brown Sugar
Ted DiBiase
Terry Allen
Terry Funk
Terry Gordy
Terry Taylor
Tiger Toguchi
Tito Santana
Tommy Rich
Tony Atlas
Tully Blanchard
Wahoo McDaniel
Wayne Farris
Women
Teams
The Armstrongs
The Assassins
Bill Watts & Junkyard Dog
The Blond Bombers
The Brisco Brothers
The Fabulous Freebirds
The Funks
Greg Valentine & Ray Stevens
Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson
Ivan Koloff & Ray Stevens
Jack Brisco & Jim Garvin
Jimmy Snuka & Bruiser Brody
Jimmy Snuka & Ray Stevens
The Midnight Express
Mr. Fuchi & Mr. Onita
Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
Pat O'Connor & Rufus R. Jones
Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan
Roddy Piper & Greg Valentine
Stan Hansen & Ole Anderson
Ted DiBiase & Robert Fuller
The Texas Outlaws
The Von Erichs
Champions
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Ric Flair
During this reign, The Midnight Rider (Dusty Rhodes under a mask due to being under suspension in Florida) defeated Ric Flair for the title, but he returned it when then-NWA President Bob Geigel asked Rider to unmask or return the title, so the title was returned to Flair. Then Jack Veneno defeated Flair in Santo Domingo but he refused to defend the title outside his native country, so the title was returned to Flair on the same day and the title change was not recognized. Then Carlos Colón won it but the title change was not recognized, so the title was returned to Flair after a "fictional match". | 105+
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Dusty Rhodes
| 88
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Harley Race
| 51
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Tommy Rich
| 4
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Harley Race
| 230
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NWA United States Heavyweight Championship | Sgt. Slaughter
Defeated Ricky Steamboat in a tournament final for the vacant title. | 88+
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Vacant
The title was vacated when Wahoo McDaniel was injured by Abdullah the Butcher. | 26
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Wahoo McDaniel
| 31
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Roddy Piper
The title became the undisputed NWA United States Heavyweight Championship in January 1981 after the NWA San Francisco office, the last other promotion to recognize its own United States Heavyweight Champion, closed. | 193
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Ric Flair
For unknown reasons, this reign is not recognized by WWE.com | 64
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NWA Television Championship | Ivan Koloff
| 58+
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Ron Bass
| 58
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Greg Valentine
| 84
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Sweet Ebony Diamond
| 15
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Greg Valentine
| 24
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Sweet Ebony Diamond
Won a tournament to win the vacant title. | 7
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Vacant
The title was vacated after Roddy Piper won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. | 92
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Roddy Piper
Defeats Paul Jones in tournament final to win the vacant title. | 87
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NWA World Tag Team Championship | The Minnesota Wrecking CrewOle Anderson & Gene Anderson
| 244+
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Masked Superstar & Paul Jones
| 40
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Ray Stevens & Ivan Koloff
| 28
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Masked Superstar & Paul Jones
| 87
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NWA Women's Championship | The Fabulous Moolah
During this reigns the following title changes took place: Bette Boucher, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Yukiko Tomoe, then The Fabulous Moolah, then Evelyn Stevens, then The Fabulous Moolah; however, WWE recognizes Moolah's reign as being uninterrupted until 1984. The title was known as the NWA World Women's Championship until May 19, 1984, when Moolah sold the rights to the championship to the WWF, and the title was renamed to WWF Women's Championship. | 9235+
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